Polymers of substituted heterocyclic urea compounds



United States Patent POLYMERS 0F SUBSTITUTED HETEROCYCLIC UREA. COMPOUNDS Elinor M. Hankins, Philadelphia, Pa., assi'gnor to Rohm & Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pa., a' corporation of Delaware Application September 11, 1956 Serial No. 609,050

20 Claims. (Cl. 260-77.5)

No Drawing.

where R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl, and A is an alkylene group. having 2 to 3 carbon atoms.

They are substituted 2.-imidazolidinones or substituted tetrahydro-Z-pyrimidinones. Certain of. them may also be conveniently named as derivatives of ethyleneurea or trimethyleneurea.

The monomeric compounds may be obtained by the reaction of an acrylate or methacrylate of Formula II with a halogenated compound of Formula III:

II CH =C(R)COOY where Y is a metal selected from the group consisting of silver and thealkali metals, being preferably, sodium, potassium, or lithium; III /A\ XCHZCONHAN NH where X is selected from the group consisting of chlorine and bromine.

In this reaction, equimolar amounts of the compounds of Fomulas II and III are generally used. However, an excess of the acrylic acid or methacrylic acid salt of Formula II may be present, if desired. The reaction is effected in an inert solvent, that is one that is inert to the reactants. The reactants may be introduced all at once into the solvent or one may be added after the other all at once or in a gradual manner. As solvents, there may be used acetonitrile, dimethylformamide, dioxane, t-butanol, benzene, dimethyl etherof diethylene; glycol, and dimethyl sulfoxide. Of these, acetonitrile is preferredbecause it provides a rapid reaction, it is easily removed after completion of the reaction, and there. is little risk of polymerization during reaction. Optionally, there may be added a polymerization inhibitor in an amount of 0.05 to 1% based on the total weight of the reactants. Suitable inhibitors include hydroquinone, the ethers thereof, such as its monomethyl ether, di-fl-naphthol, and benzyltrimethylammonium salicylate. While it not necessary- 2,881,155 Patented Apr. 7,1959.

to include the inhibitor, it is generally preferred to do so. Optionally but preferably, a catalyst for the reaction of II and III may be included in an amount of about 0.5 to 3% by weight on the total weight of the reactants. As catalysts, there may be used tertiary amines that quaternize readily, such as trimethylamine, benzyldimethylamine, pyridine or N-methyl pyrrolidine. Instead of tertiary amines, there may be used as catalysts various quaternary ammonium compounds, such as the benzyltrimethyl ammonium chloride, sulfate, methoxide, acetate, butoxide, salicylate, and so on, a corersponding tetramethylammonium chloride, sulfate, and so on, also choline, choline: methoxide, as well as others. The use of benzyltrimethylammonium salicylate serves to provide both a catalytic function and a polymerization-inhibiting function.

The compounds of Formula III are obtained by the reaction of a compound of Formula IV with a compound of Formula V:

V XCH COOR where R is an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms and is preferably methyl.

In this reaction of. Compounds IV and V, about equimolar proportions of. the two reactants may be used alhours or more, depending on the cooling capacity available and the amount of the reactants to be reacted, Theproduct precipitates as a white solid which may be isolated,

by filtration. Additional product may be obtained by further crystallization effected by cooling the filtrate and.

refiltering. Purification may be effected such as by wash.- ing with methanol, acetone, or the like. The product of Formula III may then be dried before introducing it into the reaction with a compound of Formula II above.

Examples of compounds of Formula IV include N--- 2-aminoethyl -N,N'-ethyleneurea or 1-(B-aminoethyl).-

2-imidazolidinone, N-( 3-aminopropyl -N,N-trimethylene-- urea or l-(3-aminopropyl)-tetrahydro-2-pyrimidinone,. 1-( fi-amino-B-methyl-ethyl -5 -methyl-2-imidazolidinone.

Compounds of Formula V include alkyl u-monochloro acetates and a-monobromoacetates, e.g. the methyl, ethyl,..

etc. ester, especially the. methyl ester.

The compounds of Formula I are solid CIYStZiiill'lE'IIlfiZ-I teria-ls generally white or colorless when pure, and they; are generally soluble in. water and alcohols, especially methanol, ethanol, and isopropanol, in dimethylform-f amide, ethyl acetate, acrylonitrile, .dimethylacetamide, and :1

acetone. Compounds of Formula Iv are useful as plasticizers,

particularly with nylons of the polyamide type including; that. known as the 66 nylon, and also for vinyl resins-, such; as copolymers of vinyl chloride with vinyl acetate. The;

compounds of Formula I maybe introduced into all sorts of formed structures, such a fibers, films, sheets, rods;- and other shaped structures, formed of various vinyl. resins, such ascopolymers of vinyl chloride with acrylonitrile. 01. vinyl acetate, homopolymersof vinyl'ehloride-,

idene chloride with acrylonitrile or vinyl acetate or vinyl chloride, copolymers of acrylonitrile with vinyl acetate, vinyl pyridines, ethylene, iso'butylene, and so on, byintro ducing from 2 to by weight, on the weight of. the film-forming polymer, in the melt, solution, or dispersion of the latter before its extrusion, casting, or molding into, the final shaped product. The incorporation of the cont-j pounds. of Formula I in this mannerinto formed vinyl resin structures serves variouspurposesincluding modi fication of the dyeing, which is particularly importantin'the-production of fibrous materialsfrom' polymers of acrylonitrile containing 75 to',95% of the acrylonitrilej v coupled with a reducing agent such as an alkali metal with other comonomers. Ano ther 'important purpose served by the introduction of the new compoundsinto various .formed articles made from vinylresins a'nd'esj-j pecially' the polymersof' acrylonitrile just mentioned is the increase in moisture retentionflor fmoi'sture regainof,

the structures and also the reduction of .the tendencyto develop static electricity during spinning operations as in. carding, drawing and twisting, weaving and knitting, and so on. The compounds of Formula I may "also be included with glycerine or glycols to provide softening com positions for products, and especially pellicles, films, or sheets formed of regenerated cellulose and hydroxyethyl cellulose to enhance the slip characteristics of the sheets and to reduce blocking tendencies thereof.

The compounds of Formula I are also useful as modiespecially those of urea-formaldehyde and melamineformaldehyde. 7 In such use, a small amount ofa free radical initiator of the types described hereinafter maybe includedto provide addition polymerization before, during, matter the thermosetting condensation reaction. In' this connection, the new compounds take part in the thermosetting reaction by virtue of the reactivity of the hydrogen on the nitrogen of the heterocyclic ring with formaldehyde or with formaldehyde in conjunction with a lower alcohol from methyl through butyl that may be present in the aminoplast composition.

As a chemical intermediate, the compounds of Forr'nula I are adapted ,to react at the double bond with various compounds including alcohols, mercaptans, primary or secondary amines, nitroalkanes, malonates, acetoacetates, sodium bisulfite, and so on. The addition of long chain amines or mercaptans, such as dodecylamine or mercaptan, provides compounds which are highly usein] as water-proofing, softening and lubricating agents for textiles of all types and especially of cellulosic type. including rayon and cotton, for leather and for paper.

The compounds of Formula I may be polymerized or copolymerized in bulk, in solution, or in either an emulsion or suspension technique to produce the various types of polymers constituting the present invention, including Solution polymerization may be ef-" the granular type. fected in such solvents as water, dimethylformamide or other of the solvents mentioned above in which the compounds of Formula I and any comonomers that may be used are suitably soluble. Although the compounds of Formula I have generally an appreciable solubility in water, these compounds may be copolymerized with waterinsoluble monomers by an emulsion technique in which the comonomers and any excess of the compound of Formula I over the amount that is soluble in the water are emulsified by non-ionic, cationic, or anionic emulsi-- mers automatically precipitate because of their insolubility fiers in aminoplast resin-forming-condensates generally; in the solution,it is merely necessary to filte the P caproyl peroxide, butyl perbenzoate, butyl hydro peroxide. Examples of azo catalysts include azodiisobutyronitrile, azodiisobutyramide, dimethyl or diethyl or dibutyl azodiisobutyrate, azobis(a,'y-dimethylvaleronitrile), azobis(a-methylbutyronitrile), azobis(a-methylvaleronitrile), dimethylror diethyl azobismethylvalerate, and thelike. s

In the case of emulsion polymerization particularly, a redox system is extremely effective. Here an organic peroxide may beused or an inorganic peroxide suchas hydrogen peroxide, ammonium persulfate, sodium 'p'ersulfate, or potassium persulfate in amounts similafto those stated above. The peroxidic catalyst is effectively sulfite, bisulfite, or nietabisirlfi'te, or hy'drosulfite, or hydrazine. The action 'of the -redox system may be controlled through use of a chain transfer agent or regulator, such as mercaptoethanol or other mercaptan. Such regulator also findsuse outside of redox systems with organic or inorganic peroxides and with azo catalysts, such as az0- diisobutyronitrile, azodiisobutyramide, or diethyl azod1- isobutyrate.

When'a solution technique is used, the direct product i of the polymerization is a viscous solution of the polymer,.or it may be that the polymer is precipitated from.

the solution depending upon the. particular solvent, the particular monomers and their properties, When the polyand wash the polymer in order to isolate it; When the product is a viscous solution of the polymer, it may be precipitated by adding a solvent for the polymerization solvent in which the polymer is insoluble after which the'suspension or slurry may be filtered or decanted and" the polymer-washed. Alternatively, the solvent may be' distilled to leave the polymer.

lauryl sulfate; examples of cationic emulsifiers include higher alkyl pyridinium salts such as lauryl pyridinium chloride, (octylbenzyl)trimethylammonium chloride, and

rated compounds that may be copolymerized with the that may be used include benzoyl peroxide, acetyl per compound of Formula I include vinylpyridines, such as 2-vinylpyridines and 4-vinylpyridines, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, acrylic and methacrylic acids, their esters, amides and salts, itaconic acid and its functional derivatives, particularly its esters, maleic anhydride or maleic and fumaric acids and their esters, vinyl ethers and esters, vinyl sulfides, styrene and its homologues and analogues, vinylpyridine, vinylcarbazole, and allyl esters of monocarboxylic acids. Specific vinylidene compounds are methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, butyl, tert-butyl, octyl,. dodecyl, octadecyl, octenyl, or oleyl acrylates or meth acrylates or itaconates, dimethyl maleate or fumarate,. diethyl maleate, diethyl fumarate, diethyl citraconate, diethyl chloromaleate, dimethylaminoethyl acrylate or methacrylate, tert-butylaminoethyl acrylate or meth acrylate, dimethylaminopropyl acrylate or methacrylate,

acrylamide, methacrylamide, N-methylacrylamide, N-rr butylmethacrylamide, dimethylaminoethylacrylamide, dimethylaminopropylacrylamide, or the comparable methaerylamides, hydroxyethyl vinyl ether, octyl vinyl ether,-

dodecyl vinyl ether, ureidoethyl vinyl ether, ureidoisobutyl vinyl ether, ethyl vinyl ether, butyl vinyl ether, butyl vinyl sulfide, methyl vinyl sulfide, dodecyl vinyl sulfide, vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, vinyl laurate, amethylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, p-chlorostyrene, vinylnaphthalene, etc. When two or more free radical polymerizabie vinylidene groups occur, as in divinylbenzene, trivinylbenzene, ethylene diacrylate or methacrylate, bis(vinyloxyethyl)urea, or vinyloxyethyl acrylate or methacrylate, insoluble interpolymers result.

The homopolymers of compounds of Formula I are generally water-soluble. They are useful as sizes for paper, textiles and particularly as warp sizes. When introduced into paper pulps, they provide increased wet strength in the final dry paper containing them. For this purpose, there may be used from about 1 to 7% of a polymer of one of the compounds of Formula I on the dry fiber weight of the paper. They are useful as thickeners for various aqueous coating, adhesive, and film-forming compositions. The homopolymers are also useful as flocculants, especially useful in higher molecular weights of at least 20,000 to 50,000 to aid in the clarification of aqueous systems containing clays, or other finely divided materials, especially mineral matter :as is produced in the grinding of ores. In this connection, they not only increase the settling rate but general 1y increase the rate of filtration. The homopolymers may be used in admixture with other materials, such as starch, gelatin, or plasticizers therefor to provide coatings or films, thickening materials, wrap sizes or the like. The homopolymers with other film-forming materials, such as vinyl and acrylic resins, may be pigmented or dyed to provide decorative coatings on substrates, such as textile, leather, paper, wood or on metal or glass surfaces. The homopolymers are reactive with form aldehyde and the reaction product thereby obtained is also useful as an additive to paper pulps to provide increased wet strength in the final paper. The homopolymers, or their reaction product with formaldehyde, may be combined with aminoplast resin-forming condensation products, such as those of urea-formaldehyde or triazineformaldehyde condensates including melamineformaldehyde. The inclusion of the homopolymers of the present invention serves to increase the toughness of the product and the water-resistance thereof when used in amounts of about 5 to 15%, based on the weight of the aminoplast condensate.

Copolymers containing a large proportion of the compound of Formula I have similar utilities to the extent that they are water-soluble as warp sizes, wet strength resins in paper, thickeners, and fiocculants. However, copolymers containing from about 0.5 to 20% by weight or more of the compounds of Formula I with various comonomers are adapted to provide valuable coating materials which may be pigmented or not, and may contain plasticizers or not, and in the case of emulsion copolymers, they are adapted to provide valuable waterbase paints. Examples of plasticizers that may be used are dibutyl phthalate, butyl benzyl phthalate, triphenyl phosphate, di-n-hexyl adipate, methyl abietate, ethyl phthalyl ethyl glycolate, tributyl phosphate, diisooctyl phthalate, and glycerol monoricinoleate. Examples of pigments include carbon black, titanium dioxide, ultramarine blue, lead chromate, copper phthalocyanine blues and greens, zinc chromate, zinc oxide, clays, calcium carbonate, lead carbonate, and barium sulfate, iron oxides, toluidines, Prussian Blue, Chrome Yellow, Para Red Toners, Lithol Red, Cadmium Red, and Chromium oxide. Copolymers containing at least 1% and preferably from 5 to 20% by weight of a compound of Formula I with ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, or the like, are useful to reduce the shrinkage of wool. For this purpose, they may be applied in aqueous dispersions of a concentration from 10 to 30% so that from about 5 to by weight'of the copolymer is deposited on the wool fabric. After drying, the treated fabric may be heated to 240 F. to 350 F. from a period of one-half to fifteen minutes. The copolymers containing 4,, to 5% or even up to 10 or by weight of units derived from a monomer of Formula I are also natural and synthetic fibers or filaments made by the air-deposition, carding, or garnctting of the fibers or filaments, such as those of rayon, wool, cellulose acetate and other esters and ethers, vinyl resins, polymers of acrylonitrile, poly(ethylene glycol terephthalate), glass, and other mineral fibers, and so on. For this purpose, there may be used from 5 to 150% by weight of the binder on the weight of fiber or even as high as 400% thereon. The treated fibrous material should be dried and then subjected to a bake, such as at 240 F. to 350 F. for a period of one-half to thirty minutes, to cure the polymer thereon. Similar aqueous dispersions made by the emulsion copolymerization of a monomer of Formula I with acrylic esters and especially butyl acrylate or ethyl acrylate are useful, with or without pigment, for the primary coating of leather, In this connection, the heterocyclic group apparently exerts some chemical bonding action with the structure of the leather so as to provide good adhesion. Copolymers with acrylonitrile, especially those containing from to of acrylonitrile, with a compound of Formula I provide useful fiberand film-forming materials which are adapted to be spun or cast to form fibers and films which are characterized by improved receptivity toward dyes. Copolymers of a compound of Formula I with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or copolymers thereof with a vinylpyridine, when included in melts or solutions of polymers of acrylonitrile containing 75 to. 90% acrylonitrile, such as copolymers thereof with vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate or the like, serve to modify the dyeing properties of fibers and films formed therefrom. Solutions of either the homopolymers or copolymers of the present invention are useful in cosmetic preparations and especially in sprays for setting womens hair after waving. The copolymers may also be blended with other resins, such as the aminoplast resin-forming condensation products mentioned above, alkyds, cellu lose esters and ethers, to form valuable coating compositions. The copolymerization of small amounts (V; to 5%) of a monomer of Formula I with methyl methacrylate in the normal casting procedure for making shaped polymeric articles serves to increase the lower limit of temperature at which distortion occurs and also to reduce the susceptibility to solvents. In one preferred manner of operating, the casting may be done under conditions which bring into play substantially only the addition copolymerization reactivity so that the initially obtained casting is still thermoplastic; this casting may then be formed into the ultimately desired shape by heating under conditions which cross-link the copolymer to infusible condition through the reactive groups of the units derived from the compound of Formula I.

Water-soluble polymers containing units of a com pound of Formula I may be used as dressings, sizes, or finishes for textiles. leather, paper, and plastic materials that, because of their water-solubility, can be readily removed as in scouring a woven fabric after weaving, or can be converted to a permanent water-insoluble, organic-solvent-resistant and heat-resistant coating, finish or the like or any of the substrates mentioned by a baking operation at a temperature between 240 F. and 350 F. for a half to thirty-minute period or so. For example, acrylic or methacrylic acid may be copolymerized with /2 to 20% by weight of a compound of Formula I with or without one or more other comonomers which need not be hydrophilic, such as an ester of one of the acids, like ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, and so on, and the copolymer neutralized with ammonium, sodium, potassium, or lithium hydroxide to provide a neutral or alkaline copolymer salt adapted to be used as a thickener, especially for aqueous systems, such as are used for textile printing or for loom sizes, which salt after drying on the textile may be insolubilized and rendered permanent by baking at 240 excellent binders for non-woven fabrics of all types of u to 350 F.

mthe; following: examples: which. are illustrative. of. the" present invention; parts are: by; weight unless; other wisenotedz- EXAMPLE 1 (11)" N- 3 (ix-ch'laroacetamido)ethyl]?N,N'-ethyleneurea- A solution of: 238.7- grams (2.2 moles) of methyl; e;-

cliloroacetate. iii-400ml. of, methanol in a2-liter threenecked, round-bottomed flask equipped with stirren,

thermometer and-dropping funnnel is; cooled to..0 C. with;

an; ice-salt,bath. To: thisis added at -8 to C. in: seven. hours a solution of 258 grams moles) of ;N-.

717.3% yieldbased on. the amine charged) of. a white crystalline. solid, N-[/ -(a-chloroacetamido)ethyl]-N,N'-

ethyleneurea, M.P; 123-125 C. Analysis-Calculated;

Found: N; 4

for: C H N O Cl:N,, 20.4%; C1,. 17.3%.. 20.3%;.Cl, 17.1%..

Recrystallization. of. 311. grams. of. the above product;- fi'om. methanol gives:277.3. grams: of: a. whitecrystalline solid,.M.P. 125-127 C. Analysis.--Found: N, 20.3%; Cl,-,l.7.4%.

I ethyleneurea A.mixture of" 51.4 grams (0.25 mole) of the product otfpart (1a), 27 grams (0.25 mole) of sodium methacry late, 1' gram; of benzyltrimethylammonium chloride and' 25.0 ml. of. acetonitrile. is refluxed for eight hours in, a 1-liter, three-necked,round-bottomed. flask; equipped withstirrer and. condenser.

amount of. sodium chloride is, 14.6 grams. Then 0.1

gram; of hydroquinone is added, to the filtrate which is.

stripped by distillation at reduced pressure and in, a

C. bath. There is obtained 84.4 grams of an al-.

mostwhile solid. Recrystallization from ethyl acetate gives.5.4.3. grams. (an. 85%, yield) of N-[B-(a-methacryboxyacetamido)ethyl]-N,N-ethyleneurea as a white. crystalline solid, M.l?.. 107-108 C. Two recrystalli zations from ethyl acetate yield 46.4 grams of a white,

crystalline solid, M.P. 1l0111 C. Analysis.-Cal culated for C H NgO C, 51.8%; H, 6.7%,; N, 16.5%. Found: C,,5l.8%; H, 6.98%; N, 16.25%;,Cl, 0.10%".

Introduction of 7 parts of the product into 93 parts. ofi a copolymer of 85 %v vinyl chloride and 15% of vinyl, acetate dissolved in 350 parts of acetone, and casting the solution results in a film having increased moisture regain as compared to a film of the copolymer alone and. the film shows less tendency tov develop electrostatic chargeson rubbing EXAMPLEZ N [/3-( t-methacryloxyacetamido)ethyl]-N,N'- ethyleneurea A mixture of 205.5 grams (1 mole) of the product. of. Example 1(0), 108 grams (1 mole) of sodium methacrylate, 4 grams. of benzyltrimethylammonium salicylate,, and 1 liter of acetonitrile is refluxed for ten hours in. a 3-liter, three-necked, round-bottomed flask equipped with stirrer and condenser. The reaction mixture is. filtered to remove 66.4 grams of sodium chlorideand unchanged sodium methacrylate. The theoretical amount of, sodium chloride is 58.5 grams.

The. filtrate, and washings are combined. and 0.1, gram. of. hydroquinone is. added. Acetonitrile is removedhy distillation at reduced. pressure and in a 35 C. bath to. give 303 grams of an almost white solid. Recrystal: lization from ethyl acetate yields 213.1 grams (84%) of Nr [B-(a-methacryloxyacetamido)ethyl] N,N' ethyl enenrea-as.atwhite:crystallinesolid, M.P. 109 110. C. A.

The reaction; mixture is stored overnight in the The reaction mixture is;.filtered;', to; remove, 16.2, grams of; white, solid; the theoretical;

Analysish-Ca-lculatcd for. C I-11 N30 N, Eoundz. 162%:v N.

EXAMPLE 3 (a) A' solution of 5" grams of" the methacryloxyacek amidoethylethyleneureaof Example 1(b), 10 grams of; water, OLOS'gram ofmecaptoethanol and 01 gram Off dimethyl asodiisobutyrate is heated in a. glass vessel un-v der nitrogen for sixteen hoursat C. The Gardner;

Holdt viscosity of'the resulting solution is I. The reac tionmixture is poured into acetone to precipitate the polymer. The acetone layer is removed, and the residue, is dissolved in a small amount of methanol and water. Thepolymer is reprecipitated. with acetone and dried; at 0.5 mm. Hg and room temperature for twenty hours.

There is. obtained 4.4 grams of poly(methacryloxyace t-.

amidoethylethyleneurea) as a white, hard, hygroscopic solid.

(11') Similar treatment of a solution, of 5' grams of;

the methacryloxyacetamidoethylethyleneurea of Exam; ple 1(b), 101 grams of dimethylformamide, 0.05 gram of;

mecaptoethanol', and 0.1 gram of dimethyl azodiisobuty; rate yields 4.7 grams of homopolymer. Holdt viscosity of thepolymerization mixture is 0.

EXAMPLE 4 Asol'ution of'4.'3 grams (0.01685 mole) of the polyurmethacryloxyacetamidoethylethyleneurea) of Example- 3'(ja); and- (b) in 4.3 grams of water and 4.3 grams oi methanol" is added slowly to a solution of 7.03' grams (0.0844 mole) of136.0%- aqueous formaldehyde in about 1'0 ml. of water at a pH of 8.5 to 9.0. The reaction mixture is' heated at 65 C: for two hours. The total;

a solids is; determined and found to be 16.5% for 281 grams of resin solution.

This resin solution is applied to unbleached kraft pulp to provide various concentrations of the resin (referred to as resin A in the table) on the weight of fiber in the:

pulp with 3% alum (on fiber weight) at pH 4.5. After;

TABLE A WetTensile Strength (lbS./in.)

Gone.

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(a) A. mixture of 11.48 grams of N-[B-(a-methacryloxyacetamido)ethyl]-N,N'-ethyleneurea, 0.525 gram Off 4-vinylpyridine, 24.01 grams of dimethylformamide, 0.048; gram of mercaptoethanol, 0.1 gram of dimethyl azodiisobutyrate is heated at 65 C. under nitrogen for sixteen hours. The, polymerization mixture (Gardner- Holdt viscosity=X) is poured into acetone to precipitate the polymer. The polymer is dissolved in water, reprea cipitated with acetone, and dried one. day at 0.5, mm, Hg and oom. mp r re o. i g v f a lmost whit hard. so

(lz): A similar procedure is followed with 10.2 grams oithe methacryloxyacetamidoethylethyleneurea prepared as in Example 1(b), 0.86 gram of methyl acrylate, 2212; grams, of dimethylformamide, 0.033 gram of mecaptq.-.

second recrystallization .from ethyl acetate gives 1488.1; methanol, Q-L of; d me hy azszdiisqbutytate...

T hev rd er- There is obtained 11.1 grams of a white solid copolymer of the methacryloxyacetamidoethylethyleneurea and rznzgiyl acrylate. Analysis-Found: N, 14.3%; OCH

(c) A copolymer of the methacryloxyacetamidoethylethyleneurea and acrylic acid is obtained in 88.7% conversion by subjecting to the above-described polymerizatron conditions 11.48 grams of the methacryloxyacetamidoethylethyleneurea of Example 1(b), 0.36 gram of acrylic acid, 23.68 grams of dimethylformamide, 0.0474 gram of mercaptoethanol, and 0.1 gram of dimethyl azodiisobutyrate. Analysis-Found: N, 16.0%.

- (d) A mixture of 11.48 grams of the methacryloxyacetamidoethylethyleneurea prepared as in Example 1(b), 1.05 grams of N-methyl-N-vinoxyethylmelamine, 25.06 grams of dimethylformamide, 0.0512 gram of mercaptoethanol, and 0.1 gram of dimethyl azodiisobutyrate is heated under nitrogen for sixteen hours at 65 C. The polymerization mixture has a Gardner-Holdt viscosity of V. Isolation in the usual manner yields 7.0 grams of a hard, almost white hygroscopic solid copolymer. Analysis-Found: N, 16.9%.

'(e) A solution containing 10.2 grams of the methacryloxyacetamidoethylethyleneurea, 2.65 grams of a mixture of lauryl and myristyl methacrylates, 25.7 grams of dimethylformamide, 0.0514 gram of mercaptoethanol, and 0.1 gram of dimethyl azodiisobutyrate is heated at 65 C. under nitrogen for sixteen hours. The polymerization mixture is poured into acetone to precipitate the copolymer. The acetone layer is removed, and the residue is dissolved in dimethylformamide, reprecipitated with acetone, and dried for twenty hours at room temperature and 0.5 mm. Hg pressure. There is obtained 8.4 gra'ms'of a hard, white solid copolymer. Analysis.Calculated for copolymer of 80 mole percent C H N O and 20 mole percent lauryl-myristyl methacrylate: N, 13.09%. Found: N, 13.4%.

(f) A polymerization mixture obtained as described in part (e) from 5.10 grams of the methacryloxyacetamidoethylethyleneurea, 7.95 grams of the mixed laurylmyristyl methacrylate, 26.1 grams of dimethylformamide, 0.0522 gram of mercaptoethanol, and 0.1 gram of the same azo-ester is poured into methanol to precipitate the copolymer. The methanol is removed, and the residue is dissolved in benzene, reprecipitated with methanohand dried at 0.5 mm. Hg and room temperature for one day. There is obtained 9.6 grams of a hard, white solid copolymer of 40 mole percent methacryloxyacetamidoethylethyleneurea and 60 mole percent lauryl-myristyl methacrylate. Analysis.-Calculated N, 6.45%. Found: N, 6.0%.

(g) A charge consisting of 12.7 grams (2.5 mole percent) methacryloxyacetamidoethylethyleneurea; 195.0 grams (97.5 mole percent) methyl methacrylate; 252.0 grams ethoxyethyl acetate (to make 45% sol. of monomers); and 0.52 gram (0.25%) azodiisobutyronitrile is put into a glass reaction vessel and heating and stirring is started under nitrogen. The solid monomer completely dissolves at ca. 70' C. The reaction is held at 80 C. for four (4) hours and then recatalyzed with 0.26 gram of additional azodiisobutyronitrile in 60 gramsof ethoxyethyl acetate. Stirring and heating is continued for an additional three (3) hours (total reaction timeseven (7) hours). The final resin solution is completely clear but is too viscous and is therefore diluted with additional ethoxyethyl acetate. It consisted of 650 grams of resin solution having 32.0% solids (100% conversion), a Gardner-Holdt viscosity of ZZ-S, a xylene tol erance greater than 22 cc. per 10 grams of resin solution, and an intrinsic viscosity-[ ]--0.3l9. Coatings on. wood, glass, and metal panels showed good clarity, adhe sion, and film length.

Similar binary copolymers of 0.1 mole percent and 1 mole percent of the first-named monomer and 99.9 and 99, mole percent res ectively of methyl methacrylate ar 10 prepared. Even these low proportions of the first mono mer serve to improve the adhesion of the methyl methacrylate polymer to various substrates including conventional metal primer coatings such as those based on alfkyds, epoxide resins, aminoplasts, and mixtures there 0 EXAMPLE 6 A solution of 4.00 grams of the copolymer of Example 5(a) in 8.0 grams of water (Gardner-Holdt viscosity of solution :1.) is added slowly to a solution of 6.48 grams of 34.7% aqueous formaldehyde in 31 grams of water at a pH of 8.5. The mixture is heated for two hours at C. There is obtained 50 grams of a solution containing 8.55% solids.

This solution of resin (termed resin B in Table B) is. applied at various concentrations together with 3% alum to unbleached kraft, bleached kraft, and bleached sulfite paper pulp at a pH of 4.0 to 4.5. The wet tensile strengths of the paper sheets obtained therefrom are determined and compared to those of standard urea-formaldehyde resins with the following results for twenty-eight day ageing.

EXAMPLE 7 A mixture of 57 grams of sodium acrylate, 51.4 grams of the chloroacetamidoethylethyleneurea obtained by the procedure of Example 1(a), 300 ml. of acetonitrile, and 1 gram of benzyltrimethylammoniumsalicylate is refluxed for sixteen hours in a l-liter, three-necked, roundbottomed flask equipped with stirrer and condenser. The reaction mixture is filtered to remove 49.9 grams of white solid. The filtrate and washings are combined and 0.1 gram of hydroquinone is added. Acetonitrile is removed at reduced pressure on a 25 -30 C. bath to leave 62.0 grams of crude N[fi-(a-acryloxyacetamido)ethyl]-N,N'- ethyleneurea as a white solid. The theoretical yield is 60.3 grams. After two recrystallizations from ethyl acetate and one from acetone, there is obtained a white crystalline solid, M.P. -102 C. Analysis.--Calculated fOl' C10H15N3O4I N, 17.4%. Found: N, 17.1%.

EXAMPLE 8 A mixture of 10 grams of the acryloxyacetamidoethylethyleneurea, obtained by the procedure of Example 7, 20 grams of water, 0.04 gram of mercaptoethanol, and- 0.1 gram of dimethyl azodiisobutyrate is heated in a glass vessel under nitrogen for sixteen hours at 65 C. The resulting solution has a Gardner-Holdt viscosity oil. The reaction mixture is poured into acetone to precipitate polymer. The polymer is dissolved in a small amount of water, reprecipitated with acetone, and dried for twenty hours at 0.5 mm. Hg pressure and room temperature. There is obtained 8.9 grams of a hard, white solid, poly(acryloxyacetamidoethylethyleneurea).

ea solut r 3. sta e 11. 1 e )r .:m chloroacetate in 200 ml. of methanol is added in six and.

three-quarter hours at 7 to C. with stirring a solution of 202.2 grams (1.29'moles) of N-(S-amino- Prowl): y qr -py m n ne. n l t. f.: 1 t

anol. The reaction rnixtnre is stored overnight in the,

refrigerator and then I filtered to remove the product.

Ajfter rinsing and drying there is. obtained 16 2.5 grams (58%) of 'N-'[3-(a-chloroacetamido)propyl J tetrahydrm 2=pyrimidinone as an almost white crystalline solid,

MsPf 116*118 C; Recrystallization frommethanol yields 110.1, grams of afir st crop; ,of white; crystalline crop, M.'P. 1209-1223 C. Analysis-Calculated;for.

(b) i 1- [:iu mezfhacryloxyacetamido) propyl] -'tetrahydro- Z-pyrimidinone A mixture of 58.4 grams (0.25 mole) of the product of.. part (a) hereof, 27 grams-(0.25 mole) of sodium methacrylate. 1 gram of,benzyltrirnethylammonium chloride, 0.1 gram of hydroquinone, and 250 ml. of acetonitrile is-refiuxed for eight hours in a 1-liter, three-necked, round-bottomed flask-equipped with stirrer and condensen; Filtration of the reaction mixture removes 16.2 grams of ;white solid;- the theoretical amount of sodium A a ys m e qnd c p;

chloride is 14.6. grams. A small amount (0.1-gram) of Q hydroquinone-is added to the filtrate, whichgfis then stripped at reduced-pressure and 3035f? 'C. to give.

65 'C. The resulting polymerization mixture is poured into acetone to precipitate the polymer. The acetone layer is removed. The residue is dissolved'ina small amount of dimethylformamide, reprecipitated with acetone, and dried at 0.5 mm. Hg pressure and room temperature for twenty-four hours. A quantitative yield of the homopolymer of 1-[3-(a-methacryloxyacetamido)- propylltetrahydro 2 pyrimidinone is obtained. Analysis-Calculated" for c n N o N, 14.7%.; Found: N; 14.9%:

EXAMPLE 11 A solution of 2.83 grams of the homopolymerof Example 10 in 10 grams of water and 2.0, grams; of

methanol is added to a solution of 4.12 grams of 36.4% aqueous formaldehyde in 10 grams of water. The pH is adjusted to 8.5 during theaddition. The mixture is heated at 65 C. for two hours. There is obtained 29.5 grams of an aqueoussolution-of a polymethylol derivative of the homopolymer. This resin, when introduced into an unbleached krait pulpin an amount of 0. on the'dry pulp-weight with'3% .of alum, which;

new s. h d 1 ri P ov des: a p er n; creased wet strength,-

EXMBLE; 2;.

Ar;- aqueous dispersion containing 15 of an emulsion copolymer of 'a-mix ture of S .by weight-of the product; of =E-xample-9(b') ;witlr 95 by-weight oi-n-butyl acrylate. is applied to a wool-ifabrie-by-padding dnedalwrnmutes .peratureof 60? 'C. for 16 hours, one hour at 12 at;24Q;-:F;:and cured-at.300'F. for-,10-minutes.- fabric; sho wsa reduced shrinkage. 1on laundering wlthout an appreciable .changerofehandi XAMP E (4) A;mixture of; 273- grams of; methyl methacrylate, 16 6.5 .gi ams ofybutyl methacrylate, 25.4 grams. of. N- (o tnethacryloxyaqetamido) ethyl1-N,N' ethyleneurea,-. and 500,. gran1s of. etho xyethyl acetate is heated in a glass v ves sela prgvided -with a.;nitrogen atmosphere to 70 -to..

C;.- Then.4,grarn s of azodiisobutyronitrile is added while agitating. After the third and fifth hours at 75;-" to 1 0;, solutions of 2 grams of ,the azodiisobutyronitrile in -.50 grams of ethoxyethylv acetateare added. Threehours later, the reaction mixture is filtered giving a solution-of theternary copolymer having a Gardner- Holdt viscosity of Z6 at 42.'2%. solids.

(b) More-flexible coatings, as compared to thosedc-a. rived hornthe,.copolyrner solution, of part (a)v are ob. tained fr-om;a 40% solution of a;ter,nary copol-ymer simi-t larly produced in a toluene/ n-butanql solvent (2:1 weight a ratio) from a mixture of 45 parts of methacryloxy. acetarnidoethylethyleneurea, 16 6.2parts of methyl methty ata-aad 23.8 p rt of. -bu y methacrylate- AJnjKtlJ lQOf 352 grarns of methyl methacrylate, 20:72" gramshof acrylonitrile, and 25.4 gramsof N- lfi-(a-metn; acryloxyacetamido) ethyll-NJflfethyleneurea; is" c0poly-,. merizedfin. 500" gram s of ethoxyethyl acetate as .in Ex 1 212 .1 3 sin e. i it o i t same propo n EXAMPLE 15 To theseveral solutions obtained ot the te na zy. CQ? polymersofdixamples 13 and-14and of the binary co polymer of. Examp1e 5(g), there is added 1% of oxalicacid and 20% of bis-(methoxymethyDurea (based on.copolymer weight) and then each of the resulting solutions is cast as a film on a glasspanel. and =baked at- 300? F.' for 30.1ninutes. Clear. glossy coatings having a pe ncil ha rdness of 7H which are alkali-resistant and resist dissolution by v ethoxyethyl acetate are obtained. When 1 the, coatings are. formed from the. copolymers 1 without added .urea. derivative and without the .oxalic; acid, and baked; at, 300 F. for 30 minutes, clear, glossy films having apencil hardness of 4H are obtained. The coatings may-be pigmented and/or plasticized,-such as by dibutyl phthalat'e, and applied directly on metal; surfaces or overiprimers thereon to produce colored or white coatings ofigood hardness and toughness.

EXAMPLE 16 To a mixtureoffiparts by weight QLN-[fi-(nt-meth. acryloxyacetan ido)ethyl]-N,N'ethyleneurea, 5 pa -t s of, e has y ac 84 win of me hy m h ry a i 2 ,partspt 'a solution containing 55% formaldehydedn methanol m ethyl.Formcel) there is added 0.08 part of? a 25% solution ofacetylpe'roxide in dimethyl; phthalate and the resulting mixture is introduced between two glass} plates in a mold and polymerized by heating at; a terne-. rq m tadh eq .ts as o s y 1 me PIF'Q: even-after soaking the laminatein water for 1241613; heatingat 180 'C. in a circulating air oven and codling with solid carbon dioxide overnight. The latter. treat-T ment caused some shattering of the glass but no notice; able effect on the copolymer layer o its adhesion to the. g a gfl o XAME Efl (a)--To.-. a solution--01 2.55 grams; (0.01 mole) of methacryloxyacetamidoethylethyleneurea in 7.65 grams of 2-methoxy-ethanol are added 22.44 grams (0. 2244 mole) oigmethyl methaciylate, 1756 'grams (0.;1756;

mole) of ethy1 -ac1'-ylate 43.2 5 grams of toluene r and a 0.084 gram of benzoyl peroxide. The resulting solution is heated under nitrogen for one hour at a bath temperature of 115 C. and th :-n for twenty-three hours at a bath temperature of 125 C. The resulting clear colorless solution (92.3 grams) has a Gardner-Holdt viscosity of Y at 44.5% solids. The solution forms coatings having good gloss, clarity and adhesion on panels of various metals, wood, glass, porcelain and on metals primed with a mixture of an alkyd with a butylated methylol melamine resin.

(b) By a procedure similar to that of part (a), an excellent coating solution is obtained containing a copolymer of 0.2 mole percent of methacryloxyacetamidoethylethyleneurea, 0.5 mole percent of methacrylic acid, and 99.3 mole percent of methyl methacrylate. At 30% solids, the clear, colorless copolymer solution has a Gardner-Holdt viscosity of T It is to be understood that changes and variations may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An addition polymer of a compound having the formula where R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl, and A is an alkylene group having 2 to 3 carbon atoms.

2. An addition polymer of N-[fl-(a-methacryloxyacetamido) ethyl] -N,N-ethyleneurea.

3. An addition copolymer of N-[fl-(a-methacryloxyacetamido) ethyl] -N,N'-ethyleneurea with 4-vinylpyridine.

4. An addition copolymer of N-[B-(a-methacryloxyacetamido)ethyl]-N,N-ethyleneurea with methyl acrylate.

5. An addition copolymer of N-[fl-(a-methacryloxyacetamido)ethy1]-N,N'-ethyleneurea with acrylic acid.

6. An addition copolymer of N-[fl-(a-methacryloxyacetamido)ethyl]-N,N'-ethyleneurea with N-methyl-N- vinyloxyethylmelamine.

7. An addition copolymer of N-[p-(a-methacryloxyacetamido)ethyl]-N,N-ethyleneurea with lauryl-myristyl methacrylate.

8. An addition copolymer of N-[B-(u-methacryloxyacetamido)ethyl]-N,N-ethyleneurea with methyl methacrylate.

9. An addition copolymer of N-[fi-(u-methacryloxyacetamido)-ethyl]-N,N-ethyleneurea with methyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate.

10. An addition copolymer of N-[B-(a-methacryloxyacetamido)-ethyl]-N,N'-ethyleneurea with butyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate.

11. An addition copolymer of N-[fl-(a-methacryloxyacetamido)-ethyl]-N,N'-ethyleneurea with ethyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate.

12. An addition copolymer of N-[fl-(a-methacryloxyacetamido)-ethyl]-N,N-ethyleneurea with methyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid.

13. An addition polymer of N-lfi-(u-acryloxyacetamido -ethyl] -N,N'-ethyleneurea.

14. An addition copolymer of N-[fi-(a-acryloxyacetamido)-ethyl]-N,N'-ethyleneurea with methyl methacrylate.

15. An addition copolymer of N[fl-(a-acryloxyacetamido)-ethyl]-N,N-ethyleneurea with acrylonitrile.

16. An addition copolymer of N-[B-(a-acryloxyacetamido)-ethyl]-N,N-ethyleneurea with acrylonitrile and methyl methacrylate.

17. An addition polymer of 1-[3-(u-methacryloxyacetamido)proypl]-tetrahydroQ-pyrimidinone.

18. A homopolymer of l-[3-(a-methacryloxyacetamido) propyl] -tetrahydro-2-pyrimidinone.

19. An addition copolymer of butyl acrylate with 1- [3-(a-methacryloxyacetamido)propyl] tetrahydro 2 pyrimidinone.

20. An addition copolymer of a compound having the formula OHFCCOOGHIOONHAN/ NH where R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl, and A is an alkylene group having 2 to 3 carbon atoms, with another copolymerizable monoethylenically unsaturated monomer.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,727,016 Hankins et al Dec. 13, 1955 

1. AN ADDITION POLYMER OF A COMPOUND HAVING THE FORMULA: 